1988 Race of Champions

1988 Race of Champions none 1989 The 1988 Race of Champions was the inaugural event and was held on December 4 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry near Paris, in memory of Henri Toivonen, who died while leading the 1986 Tour de Corse, and to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the world championship for rally drivers.The concept Race of Champions https://www.raceofchampions.com/this-is-roc 28 February 2011 This first event was the only Race of Champions event to feature a more conventional single-car rally stage format. Participants The inaugural cast included all the eight world rally champions from 1979 to 1988.Action from the inaugural Race of Champions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWX5gs0my6M&t=139s 25 February 2023 DriverReason for QualificationSWE Björn WaldegårdWorld Rally champion in 1979GER Walter RöhrlWorld Rally champion in 1980, 1982FIN Ari VatanenWorld Rally champion in 1981FIN Hannu MikkolaWorld Rally champion in 1983SWE Stig BlomqvistWorld Rally champion in 1984FIN Timo SalonenWorld Rally champion in 1985FIN Juha KankkunenWorld Rally champion in 1986, 1987ITA Miki BiasionWorld Rally champion in 1988 Race of Champions Prologue All drivers used BMW M3 (E30) First Qualification round Cars Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, plate D933 UOO (GBR), for Juha Kankkunen, Miki Biasion, Timo Salonen and Hannu Mikkola. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, plate D935 UOO (GBR), for Walter Röhrl, Stig Blomqvist*, Björn Waldegård and Ari Vatanen. Note: Stig Blomqvist used this car in Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1987, Lombard RAC Rally 1987, 1000 Lakes Rally 1988, Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia 1988 and Lombard RAC Rally 1988. Starting order on stage: Juha Kankkunen, Walter Röhrl, Miki Biasion, Stig Blomqvist, Timo Salonen, Björn Waldegård, Hannu Mikkola and Ari Vatanen. Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1SWE Stig Blomqvist2:15.992FIN Timo Salonen2:16.453FIN Juha Kankkunen2:17.074FIN Ari Vatanen2:17.615ITA Miki Biasion2:17.796GER Walter Röhrl2:19.247SWE Björn Waldegård2:21.048FIN Hannu Mikkola2:22.35 Second Qualification round Cars 2 cars Opel Manta 400 with number plates OPEL MANTA. Starting order on stage: Hannu Mikkola, Björn Waldegård, Walter Röhrl, Miki Biasion, Ari Vatanen, Juha Kankkunen, Timo Salonen and Stig Blomqvist. Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1GER Walter Röhrl2:17.112FIN Timo Salonen2:17.463FIN Juha Kankkunen2:17.934SWE Stig Blomqvist2:19.195ITA Miki Biasion2:19.516SWE Björn Waldegård2:19.637FIN Ari Vatanen2:21.758FIN Hannu Mikkola2:27.62 Qualification results Time includes first and second Qualification round Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1FIN Timo Salonen4:34.912FIN Juha Kankkunen4:35.003SWE Stig Blomqvist4:35.184GER Walter Röhrl4:36.355ITA Miki Biasion4:37.306FIN Ari Vatanen4:39.367SWE Björn Waldegård4:40.678FIN Hannu Mikkola4:49.97 Semi-final Cars 2 cars Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 without number plates. Starting order on stage: Walter Röhrl, Stig Blomqvist, Juha Kankkunen and Timo Salonen. Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1FIN Juha Kankkunen3:46.152FIN Timo Salonen3:46.243GER Walter Röhrl3:49.654SWE Stig Blomqvist3:53.16 Final Starting order on stage: Juha Kankkunen, Timo Salonen Car 1 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2, plate 290 FPF 75 (FRA)*, for both drivers Note: Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 (but another chassis) with this number plate in Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1986 livery belongs to Juha Kankkunen and was demonstrated by him on Neste Rally Finland 2019 dates. Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1FIN Juha Kankkunen3:41.982FIN Timo Salonen3:43.78 Car 2 Lancia Delta Integrale, plate TO 89092H (ITA) (chassis #417880), for both drivers Pos. Overall PositionDriverTime1FIN Timo Salonen3:53.022FIN Juha Kankkunen3:53.68 Final results Time includes first and second heats Pos. Overall PositionDriverTimeW Overall WinnerFIN Juha Kankkunen7:35.662FIN Timo Salonen7:36.80 References Category:Race of Champions Race of Champions Race of champions Category:International sports competitions hosted by France Category:1988 in French sport